diff --git a/examples/telnet_server/main.c b/examples/telnet_server/main.c
index e0e9235a3a..aed0a26fb3 100644
--- a/examples/telnet_server/main.c
+++ b/examples/telnet_server/main.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int main(void)
 
     /* start shell */
     printf("All up, awaiting connection on port %u\n", CONFIG_TELNET_PORT);
-    printf("Local shell disabled");
+    puts("Local shell disabled");
     char line_buf[SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE];
     shell_run(NULL, line_buf, SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE);